Associated PressAn absorbent boom with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill washes ashore on island in Barataria Bay just inside the the coast of Louisiana on Sunday. The island, which is impacted by oil, is home to hundreds of brown pelican nests as well at terns, gulls and roseate spoonbills.

There's failure and frustration on the Gulf Coast. Oil companies seek solutions to stop the massive underwater oil gusher, but the contamination is spreading. White, sandy beaches are coated with thick, gooey oil, and the White House is taking more and more of the heat.